United States Confederate States Native Americans United Kingdom Australia Canada Empire of Japan
Wars
American Civil War American Indian Wars Boshin War Satsuma Rebellion Fenian Raid Fenian Rising Red River Rebellion
Production history
Designer
Samuel Colt
Manufacturer
Colt's Manufacturing Company
Produced
1861-1873
No. built
38,000
Variants
100 revolvers produced with full fluted cylinders
Specifications
Mass
42 oz (1,200 g)
Length
13 inches (330 mm)
Barrel length
7.5 inches (190 mm)
Cartridge
Paper-wrapped .36 caliber .38 Short Colt (Conversions)
Caliber
0.36
Action
Single-action
Muzzle velocity
850 to 1,000 ft/s depending upon load
Feed system
6 round cylinder
Colt Navy 1861 Conversion1861 Navy, second generation
The Colt Model 1861 Navy cap & ball .36-caliber revolver was a six-shot, single-action percussion weapon produced by Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1861 until 1873. It incorporated the "creeping" or ratchet loading lever and round barrel of the .44-caliber Army Model of 1860 but had a barrel one half inch shorter, at 7.5 inches. Total production was 38,000 revolvers.[1][2]
^R.L. Wilson, Colt, an American Legend
^Hogg, Ian V. (1987). Weapons of the Civil War. New York City: Military Press. pp. 19. ISBN 0-517-63606-9.
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